Angelina Carberry

Angelina Carberry was born in Manchester, England into a County Longford musical family steeped in traditional music. Starting on the tin whistle, she later moved onto the banjo following in the footsteps of her father Peter and grandfather Kevin Carberry. Angelina moved to Galway in the late 90’s where she recorded the highly acclaimed album ‘Memories from the Holla’ with her father Peter on accordion and John Blake on guitar and piano.

Angelina was a member of the all-female group the Bumblebees and toured with the legendary duo Tony MacMahon and Barney McKenna. Angelina performed for the Margaret Barry Hall of Fame Award, at the RTE Folk Awards, 2019 in Vicar Street, Dublin. In 2021, Angelina received the prestigious TG4 Gradam Ceoil, Ceoiltor na Bliana / Musician of the Year Award, and in 2023 became the sixth recipient of the Mike Flanagan Banjo Award.

Over time, Angelina’s style developed into one that is extremely unique and has its own rhythmic qualities. Her distinct banjo sound is featured in her two solo CDs, “An Traidisún Beo” from 2005 and “Pluckin’Mad” from 2014, both of which were listed in the Irish Echo’s Top 10 CDs of the year. Over the years, Angelina released two duet albums: “A Waltz for Joy” with Dan Brouder in 2017 and “A Waltz for Joy” with accordionist Martin Quinn in 2003. In addition, Angelina made guest appearances on accordionist Dan Brouder’s 2011 album “The Larks Air” and accordionist Josephine Marsh’s 2017 album “Music in the Frame”.

 In addition to performing, Angelina is also a music teacher and a popular banjo tutor at summer schools and festivals throughout Ireland, U.K. and internationally. Angelina has performed frequently and taught at Irish music events across North America and Canada, including the Catskills Irish Arts Week (NY), Augusta Irish Week (WV), Swanannoa Gathering (NC), Goderich, O’Flaherty Retreat Irish Music (TX), Cascadia Irish Music Week (WS), and most recent at Irish Musical Arts and Dance (MAD) week (MD). Angelina has also played popular television program’s series Fleadh Cheoil RTE, Bosca Ceol, HUP, Sé mo Laoch, and Fleadh TV TG4.